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GEWIN v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 8438.

406 So.2d 730 (1981)

Clarence N. GEWIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 10, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Napper, Madden & Rogers, R. H. Madden, III, Ruston, for defendant-appellant and Tommy Rogers.

Thomas & Dunahoe, G. F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, CUTRER and LABORDE, JJ.

LABORDE, Judge.

In this action for damages for trespass to immovable property, Clarence N. Gewin, appellee, sued Willamette Industries, Inc., appellant. The trial court awarded Gewin treble damages for the value of the timber taken or destroyed, and general damages plus court costs. It denied Gewin's demand for attorney's fees. We affirm. We hold that the trial court properly awarded treble damages under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 56:1478.1 par. C; that the general...

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